Golden Corral in Waynesboro to close Thursday

WAYNE HEIGHTS — Waynesboro’s Golden Corral will be permanently closing its doors later this week due in part to corporate franchise requirements.

The lease on the building and the current franchise agreement are both coming to an end this Thursday, according to Jeff Donald, the franchise owner of the restaurant known for its buffet.

“I know the community is going to miss this and I’m going to miss the community,” said Donald.

Waynesboro’s Golden Corral has the third oldest building in the nation and the Golden Corral corporation requires restaurants with a building older than 20 years to be replaced.

According to Donald, Golden Corral is shifting to larger restaurants such as the one in Hagerstown.

“Waynesboro doesn’t have the market to support a building of that size,” he said.

“We spent the last nine months trying to find a way to keep the restaurant, but in the end it really wasn’t doable,” said Donald, who added that it would have been possible to stay open a few more years, but it was not going to be feasible to be maintain the business in the long term.

Waynesboro’s Golden Corral will remain open until Thursday.

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